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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$42,717 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,103 Avg Salary

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the #144 most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for non-professional general legal studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the non-professional general legal studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for non-professional general legal studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year. Non-Professional General Legal Studies majors at UC Berkeley take out an average of $15,573 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $278.

UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of California - Berkeley Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value non-professional general legal studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

UW Tacoma undergraduate students pay an average of $40,026 in tuition and fees each year. Non-Professional General Legal Studies majors at UW Tacoma take out an average of $20,434 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Tacoma is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Seattle are $39,906 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, non-professional general legal studies majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $20,434 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value non-professional general legal studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

UC Santa Cruz undergraduate students pay an average of $43,824 in tuition and fees each year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $262.

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#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ULV are $45,850 a year.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 624
Washington 165
Oregon 0
Alaska 18

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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